吃

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Pronunciation : chī

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Meaning :
  1. eat; take; consume; feed. (v)
  2. exhaust; be a strain on. (v)
  3. suffer; bear; incur. (v)
Radical : 口
Strokes : 6
Traditional : 喫
Usage : 25.3%
Sentences:
1. I want to eat an apple.
wǒ yào chī píng guǒ 。
我 要 吃 苹 果 。

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我 : I
要 : want to
吃 : eat
苹果 : apple
2. After a long day’s journey, I felt exhausted.
wǒ pǎo le yì tiān lù ， gǎn dào hěn chī lì 。
我 跑 了 一 天 路 ， 感 到 很 吃 力 。

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我 : I
跑 : run around
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
一 : (numeral) one
天 : day
路 : journey, distance
感到 : feel, sense
很 : very
吃力 : exhausted
3. I won’t take all this lying down.
wǒ kě bù chī zhè yí tào 。
我 可 不 吃 这 一 套 。

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我 : I
可 :
不 : not
吃 : take
这 : this
一 : (numeral) one
套 : (measure word) set, suit, suite (used for books, furniture, rooms, methods, remarks, etc.)
4. He took a bullet in the chest.
tā xiōng kǒu chī le yì qiāng 。
他 胸 口 吃 了 一 枪 。

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他 : he
胸 : chest
口 : mouth
胸口 : chest
吃 : take
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
一 : (numeral) one
枪 : rifle, gun, firearm
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August 26th, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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